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Job Description
Definition & Distinguishing Characteristics
The County of Colusa is ready to open its doors to a qualified candidate who is interested in joining a thriving team at the Department of Health and Human Services. We are a dedicated department, and our mission is to create a healthy and informed community in which citizens are empowered to achieve independence, self-sufficiency, and are treated with dignity and respect. We are seeking a skilled and motivated Accounting Technician to contribute to our dynamic finance team. If you are passionate about numbers, detail-oriented, and eager to grow in your accounting career, we want to hear from you!
The Colusa County Department of Health and Human Services is the place for you! We are the largest department in the county, with over 80 staff members. Our agency works with Colusa County residents to administer social services programs, including CalWORKs, CalFresh, Medi-Cal, In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS), Adult and Children’s Services, Public Health, and Housing. We have a strong leadership team that provides ongoing support for daily operations and assists our employees in reaching their full potential. Check out the job description pages HERE.
This promotional opportunity is available for current regular employees within the Health and Human Services Department. Only individuals currently employed in this department are eligible to apply.
What's this Job All About?
The Accounting Technician position is responsible for preparing and entering accounts payable into OpenGov for the entire agency, reviewing, reconciling, and submitting payroll for the agency, tracking expenditures paid for contracts, and providing backup for EBT card printing and other fiscal duties as needed.
What are the benefits?- A beautiful, safe community in which to work and serve.
- A caring, empathetic, & fun work family that you will be welcomed into - where we work hard, but play hard, too!
- A job with WORK-LIFE BALANCE
- Competitive salary commensurate with education & experience
- A LIFETIME PAYCHECK (3% @ 60 for Classic Members and 2% @ 62 for New Members)- As long as you work for 5 years and vest in the CalPERS system, you will receive a retirement paycheck for the rest of your life.
- Amazing health care BENEFITS at NO COST to you - Unless you choose a premium health care plan.
- Authentically kind and engaged leadership who truly enjoy developing staff.
- Deferred Compensation.
- PAID vacation, PAID holidays off, and PAID leave if you get sick.
- Vacation Parity - Previous service with a public agency counts towards vacation accrual at Colusa County. A public agency includes cities, counties, districts, military and similar entities. To learn more about vacation parity please see our benefit summary.
Supervision & Examples of Duties
Receives direct supervision from higher level supervisory or management staff.
Qualifications
Any combination of experience and training that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:
Experience: Four years of progressively responsible clerical accounting or bookkeeping experience.
Training: Equivalent to the completion of the twelfth grade supplemented by specialized course work in bookkeeping, accounting or a related field.
Supplemental Information
The salary range above consists of 15 steps. Steps 1-6 are annual merit steps with approximately 5% difference between each step, based on successful performance. Steps 7-15 are additional merit steps, requiring 2 years of satisfactory performance at the previous step. Steps 7-14 provide 2.5% increases, while Step 15 offers a 5% increase. The final salary offered will depend on the applicant's experience and qualifications, ranging from steps 1 to 15.
Colusa County offers an excellent benefit package. For a summary of benefits, please click here: 2025 Benefit Summary
Closing Date/Time: 4/27/2025 11:59 PM Pacific -
ABOUT THE COMPANY
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County of Colusa
Show moreThe County of Colusa, nestled in the heart of the Sacramento Valley approximately 60 miles north of Sacramento and 100 miles northeast of the San Francisco Bay Area, is a vibrant community rich in history and tradition and, offering a wonderful environment in which to live, work and play. The County, with approximately 22,000 residents, includes two incorporated cities; Colusa, which is the county seat, and Williams. The local economy is largely agriculturally based producing crops valued at more than $900 million each year and exporting farm commodities throughout the United States and to about seventy countries worldwide.
County government business is still conducted within the antebellum court house which was built in 1861 and has operated continuously ever since. The County’s annual General Fund budget is roughly $28 million; the total budget is about $78 million. The workforce is comprised of approximately 350 full-time equivalent positions that are assigned to five represented bargaining units.
Colusa County also offers many diverse outdoor recreational opportunities and is considered to be a sportsman’s paradise. The Sacramento River meanders through the County. Portions of five national protected areas are located within the county: Butte Sink Wildlife Refuge; Colusa National Wildlife Refuge; Delevan National Wildlife Refuge; Mendocino National Forest and; Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge. Recreational opportunities such as hiking, bird watching, camping and water sports abound. The Sacramento River and local lakes, offer world class fishing
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